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John Ernst Steinbeck 1902-1968

John Ernst Steinbeck 1902-1968. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0DCHOWaqFFg/SdMC695qW1I/AAAAAAAACyk/LrlG-l3p9-Y/s320/John+Steinbeck.jpg. By: Adrienne Posner. http://augustcasson.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/elmicecont01.jpg. Early Years. Born in Salinas, California Spent summers working on ranches

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John Ernst Steinbeck 1902-1968

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  1. John Ernst Steinbeck1902-1968 http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_0DCHOWaqFFg/SdMC695qW1I/AAAAAAAACyk/LrlG-l3p9-Y/s320/John+Steinbeck.jpg By: Adrienne Posner http://augustcasson.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/elmicecont01.jpg

  2. Early Years • Born in Salinas, California • Spent summers working on ranches • Went to Stanford University but left early before he could get his degree http://pangea.stanford.edu/research/groups/hydrogeology/gfx/stanford.jpg http://farm1.static.flickr.com/44/136603025_b5c6bdf4c9.jpg

  3. Great Works • First novel: Cup of Gold- 1929 • His novel Tortilla Flat won the California Commonwealth Club’s gold medal • Wrote a series of “California Novels” which became a big success and included: In Dubious Battle, Of Mice and Men, and the Grapes of Wrath • Grapes of Wrath won Pulitzer Prize in 1940, also resulted in Steinbeck being heavily criticised for communist like views. http://www.pace.edu/library/pages/links/steinbeck/tortilla%20flatsmall.jpg http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/26910000/26918584.JPG http://it.pinellas.k12.fl.us/Teachers8/BeckertM/images/E70DE2DEA9FE4D0D8D3D77A14254F5C2.jpg

  4. Seaward Adventure • With buddy Ed Ricketts, Steinbeck went on a voyage around the Gulf of California • During the trip he collected biological specimens • After, he published a book called The Log from the Sea of Cortez http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41TF032MR1L.jpg http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Gorge/5604/edrickettsinbeard.jpg

  5. Important Dates • 1902: Born February 27 • 1919: Graduated from Salinas High School • 1943: Divorced his wife of thirteen years, Carol Henning and married Gwen Conger • 1948:Divorced Gwen and buddy Ed Ricketts died • 1950: Married Elaine (Anderson) Scott • 1960: Took a road trip around the U.S. with his dog Charley • 1968: Died December 20 http://salinasteenhealth.com/yahoo_site_admin/assets/images/salinas_high.38233143.jpg

  6. War and After • During World War ll, Steinbeck served as a war correspondent for the New York Herald Tribute • During the war he worked on writing Alfred Hitchcock's movie, Lifeboat • After, he wrote The Pearl http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/media_content/m-4266.jpg http://images.barnesandnoble.com/images/15030000/15033872.JPG

  7. Awards • Won the Nobel Prize in literature for his realistic and imaginative writing • He was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Lyndon B. Johnson http://www.learner.org/interactives/historical/media/stories/newspaper/prize.jpg

  8. Fast Facts • All together, Steinbeck wrote 30 books • Twelve of his books become films • Steinbeck was 66 years old when he died of either heart disease or of a heart attack http://www.impawards.com/1992/posters/of_mice_and_men_ver2.jpg http://popten.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/10073837aeast-of-eden-posters.jpg

  9. Bibliography • “John Steinbeck.”Wikipedia. 26 April 2009. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck> • “John Steinbeck’s Biography.”About John Steinbeck. 2 May 2009. <http://www.steinbeck.org/Bio.html> http://www.accd.edu/sac/english/mcquien/htmlfils/stein.jpg

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